"I learned very early on that the stupidest cancer cell was cleverer than the cleverest oncologist." - Justin Stebbing, Editor-in-Chief of Oncogene, previously the UK's first NIHR Research Translational Professor of Oncology, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Welcome to the latest episode of Biorasi's Few & Far Between podcast. Join host Chris O'Brien and guest, Professor Justin Stebbing, as they discuss insights into oncology, knowledge sharing, and...

"Technologies have changed enormously in terms of how we can basically procure, preserve, and then interrogate a tumor specimen...like effectively in real time, like a living cancer specimen." - Dr. Keith Flaherty, Director of Clinical Research at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Associate Physician of Hematology and Oncology at Mass. General Hospital. Welcome to the latest episode of Biorasi's Few & Far Between podcast....

"Artificial Intelligence is a tool that really levels up and creates almost like an equity for everybody to participate and, when used effectively, to really accelerate medicine's development." - Dr. Ole Isacson, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School. Welcome to the February episode of Biorasi's Few & Far Between podcast. Join host Chris O'Brien and Dr. Ole Isacson, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School and Biorasi Scientific Advisory...

"The history of rare disease drug development indicates that once you start looking harder for cases, you often tend to find them." - Will Greene, Prader-Willi syndrome patient advocate and Healthcare Engagement Lead at Roche Welcome to Biorasi's first Few & Far Between episode of 2024! Join host Chris O'Brien and guest Will Greene, Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) patient advocate and Healthcare Engagement Lead at Roche, as they explore rare disease diagnoses and the importance of newborn...

"Patients have already been exposed to these large language models (LLMs). Yes, they are aware of the risks, but they are also very aware of the benefits. And we need to engage the public in defining what those [AI] policies are." Isaac [Zak] Kohane, Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School Buckle up for the latest Few & Far Between podcast! We're taking a tour of the current state of AI in healthcare and clinical research. Join host Chris O'Brien...

"And what I was really surprised about was that everybody was doing data collection in a different way. And I kept thinking that, gosh, there's a lot of recreation of the wheel when advocacy groups have not necessarily ever run a research study. And so I kept thinking about what opportunities do we have across rare disease to really elevate and accelerate all of this work around data collection." - Charlene Son Rigby, CEO at Global Genes Welcome to Biorasi's Few & Far Between podcast!...

"So we built the seatbelts before the car, so to speak, wherein we did a project to figure out ways to biocontain these organisms. And the strategy that we used actually drew from all of my past experience in computational protein design and combined it with these incredible new organisms." - Dan Mandell, CEO at GRO Biosciences Welcome to Biorasi's Few & Far Between podcast! Join host Chris O'Brien and guest Dan Mandell, CEO at GRO Biosciences, as they discuss the latest breakthroughs in...

"In research or in biotech, time is expensive. Time is the most expensive thing that you have." - Stephanie Wisner, Author, Co-Founder at Centivax Biorasi is excited to welcome Stephanie Wisner to the Few & Far Between podcast. Stephanie is the author of "Building Backwards to Biotech: The Power of Entrepreneurship to Drive Cutting-Edge Science to Market." Join host Chris O'Brien as we explore the multitude of opportunities and pitfalls in today's biotech industry. Stephanie's book is...

"What can I contribute that my doctor can't contribute? And that's a real 'a-ha' moment when we share with them how they're the experts in their condition and they know more about the everyday kind of what they go through than their doctor even would because they're not with them 24/7." - Pam Cusick, SVP, Rare Patient Voice Biorasi's Marc Gas welcomes Pam Cusick, SVP at Rare Patient Voice, to the Few & Far Between podcast for an episode focusing on the power of rare patient input across...

"We have to rethink the sense of clinical research from the point of view that if we have the possibility to have markers that indicate that there may be hope for that patient, we should do something to hear the voice of that patient and learn." - Dr. Francisco Harrison, CEO and owner, Harrison CST Holding GmbH Welcome back to part two of our conversation with Dr. Francisco Harrison. Join us in this Few & Far Between episode as we dive deeper to discuss new opportunities, new...

"I love clinical research. I will spend my life in clinical research." Dr. Francisco Harrison, CEO and owner, Harrison CST Holding GmbH Biorasi welcomes Dr. Francisco Harrison to the Few and Far Between podcast for a special two-part episode. In part one, we track Dr. Harrison's origin story - from medical school to his first forays into clinical research.

"We work with hundreds of patients a month, helping them understand their own medical history and then tracking what happens to them in the future and providing them and their physicians with decision support and alternative thinking about ways to treat their cancer." Mika Newton, CEO at xCures Biorasi welcomes Mika Newton to the Few & Far Between podcast to examine how the connection between AI and oncology leads to a more patient-centric world.

“I think one of the key insights and observations you make when you have a child who's sick and you spend time with other families who have sick kids is that we all have a tremendous amount of hope that a potential treatment will come to the forefront for our child.” – Dr. Alok Tayi, Founder and CEO of Vibe Bio Biorasi welcomes Dr. Alok Tayi to the Few & Far Between podcast to explore the power and determination that patients have when it comes to finding a treatment for rare disease. 

"Humans have the right to study themselves." - Jamie Heywood, CEO at Alden Scientific Welcome back to Part 2 of our special Few & Far Between podcast episode with guest, Jamie Heywood. Continuing our discussion on the role of engineering in clinical research - and making the world a better place for people - we'll explore the path to innovation, including data tracking strategies and securing project funding.

"I think all disciplines go through a process, a journey of being imagined and then becoming a science and then becoming a discipline of engineering." - Jamie Heywood, CEO at Alden Scientific Biorasi welcomes Jamie Heywood to the Few & Far Between podcast to discuss the critical role engineering plays in clinical research.

"Try to find the people who have a really strong background in regulatory science, who really understand the fundamentals, and who you believe can think creatively about the challenges of the cell therapy space." - Chris Min, Longeveron Biorasi welcomes Chris Min to the Few & Far Between podcast for an inside look at the cell therapy industry and the importance of finding the right team to support your clinical trials. 

“We can’t take the orphan drug revolution for granted.“ Biorasi’s Few & Far Between Podcast welcomes Jim Geraghty, author and biotech industry veteran, to discuss the necessity and viability of orphan and rare disease research - for both patients and VC investors alike.  

Can data sharing make the world a better place? Listen in to the latest episode of Few & Far Between. Biorasi CEO, Chris O'Brien, welcomes Gadi Lachman, President and CEO of TriNetX, to discuss real-world solutions for accessing and refining patient data in the clinical trials industry.

What makes India a smart and viable setting for today’s clinical trials? Join us for the latest episode of Few & Far Between. Biorasi's own Dr. Sagar Patil welcomes one of his early mentors, Dr. Arun Bhatt, for an in-depth discussion into the history and future of clinical research in India.

How can DAOs - Decentralized Autonomous Organizations - improve rare disease research? Biorasi's Few & Far Between Podcast welcomes Dr. Jocelynn Pearl, Senior Scientist at Tune Therapeutics and host of the Lady Scientist podcast, to discuss this new connection between clinical trials and cryptocurrency.

How do you start in building a rare disease foundation? Biorasi's Few & Far Between Podcast Welcomes Jill Hawkins, Founder and President of the FAM177A1 Research Fund, to discuss the impact of an ultrarare disease on her family and the importance of moving forward towards awareness, support, and treatment.

What do the next 100 years have in store for healthcare and clinical research? Biorasi's Few & Far Between podcast welcomes Professor Bertil E. Lindmark MD, PhD, author and CMO at Galecto, Inc., for an in-depth discussion on the biological revolution and trends in the life sciences.

How do you obtain the best possible patient care available? On this week's Few & Far Between podcast, host Chris O'Brien welcomes patient advocacy innovator Leslie Michelson for a conversation on the importance of patient support, guidance, and healthcare accessibility.